Early morning quake...

[Freehill]

Good times.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/85FD230AAFCED4D08625742F003769F5?OpenDocument

[SEEGERMANY]

Thanks for the link. When I first heard the news, I figured it was the New Madrid Fault, but that's not the case.

[Newc]

You sure? I felt it here in West TN.

[SEEGERMANY]

The article said it happened in the Illinois Basin-Ozark Dome region.

[Newc]

Ok. Just read it. That fault system borders the New Madrid fault.

[SEEGERMANY]

[SEEGERMANY]

"I see you're ass crack too!"

[SEEGERMANY]

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqinthenews/2008/us2008qza6/#summary

Additional info on the region.

[Evol]

Felt it this morning in Chicago....hell, I moved here last year from Cali in part to get away from these damn things. Pretty mild though, if that's the worst this place gets then I'm cool with that.

[anuske9]

It went again at about 10. At only 5.2 or w/e, it was more of just a nuisance than anything else. First earthquake of my life. woot

[JACKSONFREAK]

I felt an adter shock a little after ten this morning. It felt like someone running through my apt. Nothin major. Just a little shakin goin on. If the house is a rockin dont bother knockin.. come on in. cus im probably trapped under something and cant get up.. There was a mild quack here back in the 70s 72.73 i think. not sure what it was on the richter scale but it was mild also. So just felt a bit of shakin.
Gil
This is the one i remember in 72
1972 Sep 15 05:22 4.0M Intensity VI
Northern Illinois ( 41.645N 89.369W )
Cracks in chimneys, tombstones, elevated water tanks, and plaster occurred at Amboy (Lee County), south of Rockford. Chimney and plaster cracks were observed at Holcomb, northeast of Amboy, in Ogle County. Also felt in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

[Freehill]

I felt an adter shock a little after ten this morning. It felt like someone running through my apt. Nothin major. Just a little shakin goin on. If the house is a rockin dont bother knockin.. come on in. cus im probably trapped under something and cant get up.. There was a mild quack here back in the 70s 72.73 i think. not sure what it was on the richter scale but it was mild also. So just felt a bit of shakin.
Gil
This is the one i remember in 72
1972 Sep 15 05:22 4.0M Intensity VI
Northern Illinois ( 41.645N 89.369W )
Cracks in chimneys, tombstones, elevated water tanks, and plaster occurred at Amboy (Lee County), south of Rockford. Chimney and plaster cracks were observed at Holcomb, northeast of Amboy, in Ogle County. Also felt in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

They said the aftershock was at 10:15 but I didn't feel it all. Here is a link to the update on the 5.2 quake and the 4.5 aftershock.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/nation/story/85FD230AAFCED4D08625742F003769F5?OpenDocument

I used to live in Central Illinois, and I can recall two times where we had tremors. They were only a few seconds but very intense. If I remember right those two instances happened about 8 or 9 years apart.

Of course we've had soaking rain all day so I guess flooding could be a problem now.

[straycat]

Didn't feel anything here in Central Ky.

[anuske9]

I felt the aftershock more than the initial shock, although the fact that I was half asleep the first time might have had something to do with that.

[Newc]

I was snoozin at 10 so the aftershock wasn't felt here.